Automobile lock



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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23,1920. RENEWED NOV. 15.1921- Patented Oct? 24WITNESSES li TTORNEVS `camaras ennemi, or new vean, n. rg y.

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To all whomet may concern:

313ey it known thatil CHARLES HEBBEN,` a

i. citizen o'ftheUnited States anda resident et "thecityot New York,`borough 4ofthe Bronx, in the county oi Bronx and State ot New York,have "invented a new and lin` provedAutomobile Lock, of which thefollowingl is a tull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to locks for automobiles and has tocan objecttoprovide a construction which is an improvement over my former PatentNo. 1,354,963.`

fAnother object is to provide a construc tion which willbe neat andstrong and at the r same time effectively `lock certain operatingpartsot the automobile againstmovement.

Anadditional object oit the invention is to provide a `lock in which thelocking` mecha!u nisin is operated throughlthe use of a traveliingfinember associated" `with `a key actuating lock mechanism. l f

lnthe accompanying drawings-` ligure l'isa fragmentary sectional view`through part ot an automobile with a lock disclosing the inventionapplied thereto;

" Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional "view `throughy Figure 1`approximately on line Fleurs' 3 is a "vertical lonoitudinal sec` i t3 t3i tional view throughthe locking arm sho-wn Referring to"` the accompanying drawings bynumeral, 1 indicatespart oiiltliefchassis o1theaiitomobilefarid 2 the dashboard thereof; Theiautornobile is,*otcourse;pro-` vided with pedals 3 and 4 which by` suitable Jconnecting;`mechanism `,may operate the clutch andbrakef When these pedals are movedto a forward position they are in what may be termedan inoperativeposition applied. ln using a device embodying the invention, thesepedals are forced to their iorwaii'rl or inoperative position as justset` forth. and the loclringbar 5 swung over to the position shown iiiFigure 1. As this bar i carries an arm 6, said arni willbe moved withthe bar and will rest against the pedals 3 and `4 so as to prevent anyreturn move'- ment tliereoii in case the bar 5 is locked in its-forwardoroperated position. In order to positivelyl hold the bar 5 in itsforward or operative position` as shown in Figure 1,

sai-d bar is constructed hollow and supplied with a lock mechanism 7which may be op-` `manne`rwith the sleeve 9 wherebywhenfthe mechanismof'lock 7 is rotated, sleeve 9 will also be rotated.` Usually the lockmechanism 7 is an ordinary tumbler lock. rlhe sleeve 9 has an internalthread `which meshes with the thread of the extension 10, said extensionprojecting from the bar 11 slidingly positioned in `the lower part oi'the hollow bar 5. Bar 11 acts as a `latch and is provided with a reducedportion 12 at the lower end whichis adapted to lit into a reducedsection 13 of ashat 14. rThe shaft 14 is rigidly secured to a bracket orfitting 15 riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the chassis 1andextendsa su'liicientdistance from this bracket to forni 'a bearingiorthe sleeve 16 integral with the bar 5 and Aarm 6.

The sleevel is provided with a toothed end 17 fitting `into a smallertoothed end in p bracket `15 whereby a clutchstructure is presented.Preferably the bracket" 15 .is provided with an overhanging shoulder orbead 18 which covers up the teeth 17. As shown by dotted linesin Figure3 eight teeth are shown for `the clutch 17 but more or less couldV beused without departing from the spirit ot the invention; When the teeth17 areinterlockediwith the teeth on the bracket 15, bar 5 anda/rm 6cannot move. In order that this may' take place-the end portion orsection 12 is forced into the reduced section 13 oi: the shaft `14. Thiswill positively prevent any movement ot the sleeve 16 longi tudinallyA"oi: said4 shaft and will, consequently, lock the parts inthe positionshown `sleeve 16 so that the clutch teeth 17 will remain interlocked.llVhen the parts are in their locked position vis shown in Figure 3.J itis only necessal'V to turn the key 8 so that the sleeve 9 will rotate insuch a direction as to cause the threads thereon to pull on `thethreaded ei;-

` tension i0 and move the section`12 out of `engagement with the shaft14. This will release the bar 5 but in order to move the bar and arm 6it will be necessary to pull the sleeve 16 away from the bracket 15against the action ot spring 19 and then rotate the parts tothe newposition desired.

The locking arm 6 may be used with any form of control mechanism for anautomobile including the usual construction now in use. In certainclasses of automobiles a planetary system is used. Vith certain systemsthe locking arm 6 and associated parts could be used With the planetarydrive as Well as with the arrangement of pedals as shown in Figure 2.

lVhat I claim is l. ln a device of the character described a l alockingarm, a locking bar connected with said arm and locking bar againstmovement,

a sliding member for preventing disengagement of said clutch and meansincluding a rotating sleeve and al key operated locking mechanism forshifting said sliding member to an operative and inoperative position.

3. A locking device for automobiles fo-r preventing theft comprising alocking bar positioned to hold certain partsof the automobile mechanismagainst movement, said locking arm being formed with a sleeve: and witha hollow locking bar, a clutch co-acting with said sleeve for lockingthe same in any desired position, a supporting shaft having a reducedsection, said shaft being fixed, a sliding member arranged in saidhollow locking bar and formed with one end capable ofentrance into saidreduced section of said shaft while the other end is formed with athreaded projection, a sleeve having an internal threaded socket fittedinto said bar and positioned to receive said threaded extenvsion and Vakey operated locking mechanism for rotating said sleeve whereby saidsliding member is moved back and forth to a locked and unlockedposition.

4. A locking device for automobiles comprising a locking arm formed witha sleeve having a socket in one end and a toothed face on the oppositeend acting as one face of the clutch, a bracket formed with projectionsacting as one face of the clutch and co-acting with the clutch face andsleeve for locking the. sleeve in` any adjusted position, a shaftrigidly secured to said bracket and extending through said sleeve, aspring arranged in the socket, a" screw connected with said shaft andengaging said spring whereby the spring is pressed against said socketand acts to cause said clutch faces to remain in engagement and meansco-acting with said sleeve for locking the sleeve against longitudinalmovement, said means including a key operated lock mechanism.

lock for automobiles for preventing.; theft comprising a locking bar, aclutch connected 'with said bar for holding the same in a lockedposition, a shaft having a shoulder and said shaft extending throughpart of. said arm, a hollow locking bar extending from one end of saidarm and radially in respect to the shaft, said bar being in line withsaid shoulder, a sliding member having an interlocking section adaptedto interlock With said shoulder when in a locked position, said slidingmember being also provided with a threaded extension at one end, arotatable sleeve mounted in said bar and provided with a threaded socketfor receiving said threaded extension and a key operated lock mechanismfor rotating said sleeve whereby When it is rotated in one direction theaction of said threads on said extension will move said sliding memberont of engagement with said shaft and when moved in the oppositedirection will move said sliding member into engagement with said shaftwhereby said clutch is in a locked position or is released.

CHAR-LES GERBEN.

